Poetry

Gordon Parks

 

By

Renee Drummond-Brown

 

 

 

Run Spot Run

 

 

Teachers

made us

feel

as though

we were

that

‘INK’ dot

on

Spot.

 

Therefore,

We read

with no hope

faith

love

nor smile

an’

certainly saw

no other

black ‘chile’

related

to us

in them

storybook lines.

 

So,

we knew

that

we knew

that

we knew;

without

a shadow

of

a doubt

to

run

spot run

cause

this

‘kinda’ ‘learnin’

AIN’T

For

EVERYONE!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Black Bodies ‘Swangin’

 

 

Abel Meeropol

proclaims

strange fruit’s

common

in

the South.

But Father,

on this

very day

the

North,

East

and

West

practices

‘summadat’

same ole

same ole

mess.

 

 

Yeah,

I’d say

on

any given

“Holiday”

Billie

that ‘iz’;

them

black holes

been

‘sportin’

‘SUM’

strange fruit

at

its best

these days.

 

 

The more colored ‘thangs’

change;

the more

strange fruit

‘wit’

black bodies

begin

to ‘swang’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mr, Why?

 

 

Mr.,

‘YOU’

gave

those

slave girls

bastard sons.

‘Cept’

they

belong

to

no-one.

 

 

Their not black

enough.

They

‘sho’ ain’t

white!

Not accepted

by

anyone;

‘nevatheless’,

their

burdens

carry

out

unforeseen

misery, strife

and

them

colored-men

plights.

  

 

Mr.,

all I ask~~~

WHY?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renee Drummond Brown

Renee Drummond-Brown, is an accomplished poetess/writer. She is a graduate of Geneva College of Western Pennsylvania and The Center for Urban Biblical Ministry (CUBM) with experience in creative writing. She is working on her fourth book and has numerous works published globally which can be seen in cubm.org/news, KWEE Magazine (Liberian L. Review), Leaves of Ink Magazine, New Pittsburgh Courier, Raven Cage Poetry and Prose Ezine Magazine, Realistic Poetry International, Scarlet Leaf Publishing House, SickLit Magazine, The Metro Gazette Publishing Company, Inc., Tuck, and Whispers Magazine just to name a few. Her love for creative writing is undoubtedly displayed through her very unique style of poetry. Renee’ is inspired by non-other than Dr. Maya Angelou, because of her, Renee’ posits “Still I write, I write, and I’ll write!”